Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamoaze Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamoaze Avenue (PL5 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Ham average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamoaze Avenue (PL5 1BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wolseley Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamoaze Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamoaze Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boringdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamoaze Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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